Task Presenting a dialogue (2) Task Presenting a dialogue (2) Module 1 Unit 2

Skills building 2: How to be a good reader? Reading for gist  catch the gist or the main point  focus on descriptive words or expressions

Reading practiceEntries Main Points The words telling the writer ’ s mood Thefirst The second Thethird Thefourth Today has been a great day because my parents bought me an expensive bike. happy We had a Maths test and I ’ m nervous about my result. tired, afraid and nervous I failed the Maths test and don ’ t know how to tell my parents. upset All that worrying was for nothing. very happy and glad

Step 2 Reading a thank-you letter Read and answer: What is the main idea of this thank-you letter? Which words or expressions are used to make the main point? Christina wrote to thank George for his advice on her problems with her mum. to ask for your advice about a problem …/gave me good advice/thank you for your help and good advice

Read and decide true or false 1.Christina wrote to George for advice. 2.Christina’s mum wanted her to spend more time at home. 3.George’s advice was helpful. 4.Christina and her mum will listen to ‘Talk time’ together every week. 5.Christina’s mum missed talking with her. 6.Christina’s dad took her and her friends out to dinner. 7.Christina was never friends with her mum. F T T F T F F to thank him. Christina and her mum spend one day a week with each other. mum

A dialogue should be : communicative informative reflective simple/direct Skills building 3: Writing a dialogue

Don’t write exactly the way people speak. Writing a dialogue Don’t repeat words in a dialogue. Use the words that show your character’s feeling.

P 36 A. Read and discuss 1. ‘ Umm ’ or ‘ hmm ’ shouldn ’ t be included in a written dialogue. 1. ‘ Umm ’ or ‘ hmm ’ shouldn ’ t be included in a written dialogue. 2. We shouldn ’ t use ‘ My room is too dirty ’, ‘ My room is a mess ’, ‘ clean up ’ and ‘ cleaning ’, because in a written dialogue what has just been said shouldn ’ t be repeated. 2. We shouldn ’ t use ‘ My room is too dirty ’, ‘ My room is a mess ’, ‘ clean up ’ and ‘ cleaning ’, because in a written dialogue what has just been said shouldn ’ t be repeated. 3. In a written dialogue we should write a sentence that shows the speaker is very angry instead of the sentence ‘ I ’ m really very angry with you. ’ 3. In a written dialogue we should write a sentence that shows the speaker is very angry instead of the sentence ‘ I ’ m really very angry with you. ’

P36 B. Read again and find out the sentences Sentences that show their feeling Mum ’ s feeling Jack ’ s feeling Come and look! Don’t you talk to me like that! You should start cleaning now if you plan to leave! This is so unfair! I’ll never have enough time! But I don’t think you are being fair at all.

Step 3: Presenting a dialogue in groups Work in groups of three and make up a dialogue to finish the exercise of Part B on P37. Work in groups of three and make up a dialogue to finish the exercise of Part B on P37.

Homework 1. P101 Writing A & B. 1. P101 Writing A & B. 2. Review what we have learned in Unit Review what we have learned in Unit 2.